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Why didn't the Vikings colonize North America?The Vikings landed in what is now Newfoundland, Canada around the year A.D. 1000. So why didn't they colonize the region like other Europeans did centuries later?
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50 Viking Age burials discovered in Denmark, including a woman in a rare 'Viking wagon'Finding a Viking Age burial ground of this size is rare, in part because Scandinavian soil doesn't preserve skeletons well.
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Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in DenmarkViking Age skeletons in Norway were much more likely to bear signs of lethal violence than those in Denmark, possibly because society in Norway was less stratified and centralized.
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Viking Age stone figurine unearthed in Iceland — but no one can agree on which animal it isThe small, four-legged figurine is carved out of stone, but it's unclear which animal it depicts.
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'Spectacular silver treasure' from Viking Age unearthed by college student on farm in DenmarkA metal detectorist found more than a half dozen pieces of silver jewelry while exploring farmland in Denmark.
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Viking Age ship burial may be hiding beneath Norwegian farm, iron rivets hintA scattering of rivets found in a field in Norway could be evidence of a Viking Age ship burial.
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Viking Age 'treasure' discovered by metal detectorist on Isle of ManThe silver ingot would have been used during the Viking Age in exchange for goods and services.
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Viking sword with 'very rare' inscription discovered on family farm in NorwayThe ancient weapon seems to be a rare type of iron sword made in the Frankish Empire.
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Viking Age women with cone-shaped skulls likely learned head-binding practice from far-flung regionThe skull modifications were found on the skeletons of three women buried on Gotland almost 1,000 years ago.
